KGIS welcomes its new Policy Board member - Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs! Mayor Jacobs becomes the fifth Knox County leader to serve on the Board of KGIS since it was founded 33 years ago. Knox County Executive Dwight Kessel helped to establish KGIS in 1985. He was then succeeded by Executive Tommy Schumpert, then Mayor Mike Ragsdale and then most recently by Mayor Tim Burchett. Welcome Aboard Mayor Jacobs!

On behalf of KGIS, the Purchasing Division of Knox County TN has posted a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the capture, processing, and / or update of digital aerial orthophotography, LiDAR, hydrography, breaklines, spot elevations and contours for all of Knox County and optionally the KUB extended service area. For more information, and inquiries, visit the Solicitations page of the Knox County Purchasing website.

The 3^rd Quarter KGIS Policy Board Meeting, which had been scheduled for Aug. 21st, 2015, has been canceled. [The Policy Board has a policy of canceling those quarterly meetings when there are no actions to be taken.]  The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board is set for Friday, November 20^th , 2015 at 1:30 p.m.